About "Jewish things": Jewish property in Eastern Galicia during World War II
TítuloAbout "Jewish things": Jewish property in Eastern Galicia during World War II
Autor
Call numberS940.5318/002
Número del objeto04187en
Lugar de publicaciónJerusalem
EditorialYad Vashem
Año de publicación
2016
Dimensionespp83-119
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal "Yad Vashem Studies" Vol 44 Part 2, 2016 p83-119
Descripción
Examines the takeover of Jewish property and belongings in Eastern Galicia, the wartime 'Distrikt Galizien'. She argues that robbing the Jews in this district was different from what transpired in other districts. Both Germans, whether acting privately or on behalf of the state, and the Jews' Polish and Ukrainian neighbours plundered Jewish property, and this pillage was often connected to violence in the Jewish communities and ghettos. Jewish belongings and property made their way into the hands of local Christians, but extortion and reward for collaboration in the mass murder of Jews were the most common